Chapter 5

Standard of living describes the quantity and quality of goods and services to which people have access. It can be measured by the access to good health care and education. A high standard of living has a large quantity of raw materials.

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What is meant by quality of life?

It's not the same as standard of lving. It is measured by identify factors that increase or reduce people's quality of life.

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What is the gross domestic product?

GDP of a country is the total value of everything producing in the country in a year. The per capita is obtained by dividing this by the number of people living in the country.

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What is the GNP?

GNP is gross national product. It is similar to the GDP but includes the value of the output of a country's people and companies not just in its own region but wherever they are active in the world.

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What is energy intensity?

Energy intensity is a measure of the energy efficiency of an econmy.

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What is a fuel?

A fuel is a material for burning.

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What is a fossil fuel?

Fossil fuels are the fossilised remains of prehistoric rainforests or tiny marine animals that have formed over millions of years.

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What is a renewable energy?

Renewable energy source is one that is being replced as it is used.

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What isprimary energy?

Primary energy is directly avaliable from fossil fuels, nuclear fuels and any other direct energy inputs including renewables.

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What are secondary energy resources?

Secondary energy resources are produced by a conversion process. They convert energy resources into different forms such as electricity or cleaner fuels such as hydrogen.

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What is cost benefit analysis?

Cost benefit analysis is a process used in decision making by government which onvolves weighing up the cost and benefits of a particular course of action.

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What is nuclear fission?

Nuclear fission happens when a neutron splits the nucleus of a large atom, such as uranium-235, into two smaller nuclei producing more neutrons and releasing energy.

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What is carbon neutral?

Carbon neutal can be used to describe a process if it the carbon dioxide produced is balanced by the actions that remove an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.